Senior Backend Engineer - PHP

Senior Backend Engineer - PHP

Technology
• London
• Hybrid

We are seeking a Senior Backend Engineer with deep expertise in PHP 8+ and Laravel. You will be a key architect in our shift toward a robust microservices and event‑driven architecture. This isn’t just a "coding" role; we expect our seniors to be platform‑aware, helping us move away from a "throw it over the wall" culture to one of true engineering ownership.

• Architecture & Development:
  Design and implement scalable microservices using PHP 8.4 and Laravel.
• Infrastructure Ownership:
  Leverage AWS and Docker to deploy and manage services. We value engineers who can navigate container orchestration independently.
• Data Integrity:
  Optimize MySQL for transactional reliability and utilize MongoDB or Redis for high‑performance data needs.
• Event‑Driven Design:
  Build decoupled systems using asynchronous patterns (SQS/Event systems) to ensure marketplace resilience.
• Testing & Quality:
  Implement TDD (Unit and Integration) to protect our core revenue streams.

• 5-8 years of Development experience
• Essential:
  Strong proficiency in PHP 8+ / Laravel, MySQL, and Docker.
• Experience:
  
  Proven track record in Microservices and Event‑Driven Design.
• Cloud:
  Solid understanding of AWS core services.

• (The "Platform‑Aware" edge):
  Infrastructure‑as‑Code experience (Terraform).
• Knowledge of GoLang for high‑performance services or Lambdas.
• Experience with Open Search and Redis.
• Familiarity with VueJS to assist in full‑stack collaboration.
• Knowledge of Kubernetes.